GCSE resits 2023: Maths and English pass rates down again Results still off pre-pandemic levels due to ‘a more changeable cohort’ post-16
Discrimination? Providers slam apprenticeship visa rule change DfE ‘clarifies’ that if an individual is ‘unable to complete the apprenticeship in the time they have available, (e.g., because their visa will expire) they must not be funded’
BCTG changes owner and ‘removes’ CEO after Ofsted battering Provider slammed for ‘lack of focus’ on quality following switch from subcontracting to direct delivery
Students ‘misled’ and teachers struggling: Ofsted’s verdict on T Levels Watchdog calls for rethink of controversial plans to axe BTECs amid ‘teething issues’ with replacements
John McNamara returns as Federation of Awarding Bodies interim CEO He will lead the membership body until Tom Bewick’s permanent successor is found
12 ESFA staff get £50k+ exit packages amid restructure Annual accounts of funding agency also reveal how one college merger cost the taxpayer over £2m
Big employers back call for ‘off-the-job’ name change ‘Confusing’ title is exacerbating high withdrawal rates
Labour pledges to pause and review BTECs cull Party would not defund any AGQs under the current timeline if it wins the next general election